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47) The equation R 9p2 324p describes the relationship between the price of a ticket, p, in dollars, and the revenue, R, in dollars, from ticket sales at a music club. a) Determine the club’s revenue from ticket sales if the price of a ticket is $15. $2835 b) Determine the club’s revenue from ticket sales if the price of a ticket is $20. $2880 c) If the club is expecting its revenue from ticket sales to be $2916, how much should it charge for each ticket? $18 48) The equation R 7p2 700p describes the revenue, R, from ticket sales, in dollars, as a function of the price, p, in dollars, of a ticket to a fund-raising dinner. a) Determine the revenue if the ticket price is $40. $16,800 b) Determine the revenue if the ticket price is $70. $14,700 c) If the goal of the organizers is to have ticket revenue of $17,500, how much should they charge for each ticket? $50 further; where might a quadratic equation help to solve a problem? R3) How could you use the techniques you’ve learned in another course you are taking? R1) Write a consecutive integer problem, and solve it. R2) Where could a construction worker use geometry in his or her job? Take it a step Group Activity – The Group Activity can be found online on Connect. 442 CHAPTER 7 Factoring Polynomials www.mhhe.com/messersmith


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